Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Funds for Project Tiger
The number of tiger reserves and the total area conserved under these reserves in the country  is at Annexure-I.
Approval of National Tiger Conservation Authority has been accorded to Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary and Guru Ghasidas National Park & Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary for declaration as Tiger Reserve. In-principle approval has been given by the National Tiger Conservation Authority to Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary, Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary for declaration as Tiger Reserve.
The average life span of the tigers in the wild is generally 10-12 years and in natural ecosystem factors like old age, diseases, internecine fights, electrocution, snaring, drowning, road, rail hits etc. and a very high infant mortality observed in big cats, including tigers, accounts for majority of tiger deaths. As reported by States, the details of tiger mortality in the year 2021 are at Annexure-II.
Details of budget allocation under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger for the last three years and current year are as below:
|
|
Year
|
|
Budget allocated
|
|

|
|
2018-19
|
|
350.00
|
|
2019-20
|
|
282.57
|
|
2020-21
|
|
195.00
|
|
2021-22
|
|
220.00
As reported by States, details of human deaths  due to tiger attack during last three years are at Annexure-III.
To reduce the incidents of human-wildlife conflict, guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure have been issued by the Central Government through the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger funding assistance is provided which inter alia including ex-gratia and capacity building of staff for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts.
The Government of India, through the National Tiger Conservation Authority, has advocated a three pronged strategy to manage human-tiger negative interactions as follows:-
- Material and logistical support: Funding support through the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger, is provided to tiger reserves for acquiring capacity in terms of infrastructure and material, to deal with tigers dispersing out of source areas. These are solicited by tiger reserves through an Annual Plan of Operation  every year which stems out from an overarching Tiger Conservation Plan , mandated under Section 38 V of the Wildlife  Act, 1972. Inter alia, activities such as payment of ex-gratia and compensation, periodic awareness campaigns to sensitize, guide and advise the general populace on man-animal conflict, dissemination of information through various forms of media, procurement of immobilization equipment, drugs, training and capacity building of forest staff to deal with conflict events are generally solicited.
- Restricting habitat interventions: Based on the carrying capacity of tigers in a tiger reserve, habitat interventions are restricted through an overarching TCP. In case tiger numbers are at carrying capacity levels, it is advised that habitat interventions should be limited so that there is no excessive spill over of wildlife including tigers thereby minimizing man-animal conflict. Further, in buffer areas around tiger reserves, habitat interventions are restricted such that they are sub-optimal vis-à-vis the core/critical tiger habitat areas, judicious enough to facilitate dispersal to other rich habitat areas only.
- Standard Operating Procedure : The National Tiger Conservation Authority has issued following three SOPs to deal with human-animal conflict, which are available in public domain:
- To deal with emergency arising due to straying of tigers in human dominated landscapes
- To deal with tiger depredation on livestock
- For active management towards rehabilitation of tigers from source areas at the landscape level.
The three SOPs inter alia include the issue of managing dispersing tigers, managing livestock kills so as to reduce conflict as well as relocating tigers from source areas to areas where density of tiger is low, so that conflict in rich source areas does not occur.
Also as per Tiger Conservation Plans need based and site-specific management interventions are done for improving quality of wildlife habitat for which funding is provided under the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger.
This information was given by Shri Rameswar Teli, Minister of State, Ministry of Labour & Employment in Lok Sabha today.
Annexure-I
List of Tiger Reserves alongwith their area
|
|
S. No.
|
|
State
|
|
Name of Tiger Reserve
|
|
Total area

|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
Nagarjunsagar Srisailam
|
|
3296.31
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
Namdapha
|
|
2052.82
|
|
3
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
Pakke
|
|
1198.45
|
|
4
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
Kamlang
|
|
783.00
|
|
5
|
|
Assam
|
|
Manas
|
|
2837.10
|
|
6
|
|
Assam
|
|
Nameri
|
|
464.00
|
|
7
|
|
Assam
|
|
Kaziranga
|
|
1173.58
|
|
8
|
|
Assam
|
|
Orang
|
|
492.46
|
|
9
|
|
Bihar
|
|
Valmiki
|
|
899.38
|
|
10
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
Udanti-Sitanadi
|
|
1842.54
|
|
11
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
Achanakmar
|
|
914.02
|
|
12
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
Indravati
|
|
2799.07
|
|
13
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
Palamau
|
|
1129.93
|
|
14
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
Bandipur
|
|
1456.30
|
|
15
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
Bhadra
|
|
1064.29
|
|
16
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
Kali 
|
|
1097.51
|
|
17
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
Nagarahole
|
|
1205.76
|
|
18
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple
|
|
574.82
|
|
19
|
|
Kerala
|
|
Periyar
|
|
925.00
|
|
20
|
|
Kerala
|
|
Parambikulam
|
|
643.66
|
|
21
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Kanha
|
|
2051.79
|
|
22
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Pench
|
|
1179.63
|
|
23
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Bandhavgarh
|
|
1536.94
|
|
24
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Panna
|
|
1598.10
|
|
25
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Satpura
|
|
2133.31
|
|
26
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Sanjay-Dubri
|
|
1674.50
|
|
27
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Melghat
|
|
2768.52
|
|
28
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Tadoba-Andhari
|
|
1727.59
|
|
29
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Pench
|
|
741.22
|
|
30
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Sahyadri
|
|
1165.57
|
|
31
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Nawegaon-Nagzira
|
|
1894.94
|
|
32
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
Bor
|
|
816.27
|
|
33
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
Dampa
|
|
988.00
|
|
34
|
|
Odisha
|
|
Similipal
|
|
2750.00
|
|
35
|
|
Odisha
|
|
Satkosia
|
|
963.87
|
|
36
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
Ranthambore
|
|
1411.29
|
|
37
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
Sariska
|
|
1213.34
|
|
38
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
Mukandra Hills
|
|
759.99
|
|
39
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Kalakad-Mundanthurai
|
|
1601.54
|
|
40
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Mudumalai
|
|
688.59
|
|
41
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Sathyamangalam
|
|
1408.40
|
|
42
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Anamalai
|
|
1479.87
|
|
43
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
Srivilliputhur Megamalai
|
|
1016.56
|
|
44
|
|
Telangana
|
|
Kawal
|
|
2015.44
|
|
45
|
|
Telangana
|
|
Amrabad
|
|
2611.39
|
|
46
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
Dudhwa
|
|
2201.77
|
|
47
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
Pilibhit
|
|
730.25
|
|
48
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
Corbett
|
|
1288.31
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
Amangarh

|
|
80.60
|
|
49
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
Rajaji
|
|
1075.17
|
|
50
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
Sunderbans
|
|
2584.89
|
|
51
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
Buxa
|
|
757.90
|
||
|
Total
|
||
|
73765.57
Annexure-II
As reported by States, details of tiger mortality during the year 2021
|
|
State
|
|
Year 2021
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
Assam
|
|
6
|
|
Bihar
|
|
4
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
4
|
|
Delhi
|
|
0
|
|
Goa
|
|
0
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
0
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
0
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
15
|
|
Kerala
|
|
6
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
42
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
27
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
|
0
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
1
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
4
|
|
Telangana
|
|
4
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
9
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
3
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
1
|
|
Total
|
|
127
Annexure-III
Details of Human deaths by tiger attack as reported by States 
|
|
S.No.
|
|
State
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2021

|
|
Total
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
8
|
|
Kerala
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
9
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
14
|
|
10
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
2
|
|
26
|
|
25
|
|
5
|
|
60
|
|
11
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
12
|
|
Orissa
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
13
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
14
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
15
|
|
Telangana
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
16
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
5
|
|
8
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
36
|
|
17
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
18
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
15
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
Year wise total
|
|
31
|
|
50
|
|
44
|
|
14
|
|
169